Merry Christmas (Sailor Moon; Seiya/Usagi; #19)
Title: Merry Christmas
Author: seikochan
Pairing: Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) x Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter)
Fandom: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Theme: #19. red
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Tsukino Usagi, Seiya Kou, and any of the other characters that show up in this drabble do not belong to me, but to the one-of-a-kind Naoko Takeuchi. All mistakes, errors, and uninventive titles are mine, though, so you can nitpick at me if you want for those. XD Belated Merry Christmas to everyone, and Happy New Year! Watch out for those fireworks! Table of Kisses for this pairing.
"Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, little girl! And what is your name?"
The child narrowed her eyes at Santa Claus suspiciously. "Shouldn't you already know that?" she asked skeptically, eying his beard with a misgiving look.
Santa chuckled merrily. "Well, of course, I do, little girl! But you ought to say it anyway so that I can check my list twice. You never know - I might accidentally put you on the naughty side if I'm not sure," he told her.
The girl gasped, her eyes widening in horror. There was a dull thumping noise, and for a moment, Santa's cheery face gave way to a grimace of pain. He quickly recovered, flashing a friendly smile at her. "Okay then ... Tomoko-chan," he started, his eyes flickering over to another elf who mouthed her name, "What do you want for Christmas?"
"Um ... I would like a ... A copy of the latest Three Lights single, please," her voice turned soft, and she ducked her head to hide her sudden blush.
Santa Claus suddenly straightened, his smile growing just a bit wider. "Well, I'm sure I can get you that easily!" he declared boldly.
"Really?!" Tomoko squealed in delight.
"Sure! But only if you stay a good girl," Santa tapped the side of his nose and winked at her.
"I promise!" she nodded hastily, practically bouncing in delight.
"Then it's a deal," the red-suited man grinned, and he adjusted the girl on his lap for the obligatory photograph. Once the camera had flashed, Tomoko hugged him quickly and leapt off his lap to run towards her mother, chattering excitedly about what Santa had told her. With an enthusiastic wave goodbye, they disappeared into the crowd, and 'Santa Claus' heaved a sigh of relief as the staff announced a ten-minute break.
"This is hard!" Seiya Kou hissed, tugging at the heavy red clothes he had been tasked to wear.
"You think you've got it hard?" Yaten Kou, the elf that had 'kicked some sense' into him earlier, scowled at his bandmate. "All you have to do is sit there all day, making faces at kids and promising them that they'll get whatever they ask for if they behave. Try having to keep them in line! Three little brats tried to bite me for telling them to stay back, and one stepped on my foot! Oooh, if I could Star Sensitive Inferno those phage spawn, I'd -"
"Yaten, the customers can hear you," Taiki, also dressed in an elf costume, said in a light tone, glancing over at the line of parents and children waiting to meet and greet Santa Claus. The shorter boy pursed his lips and went back to fixing his hat hair, grumbling under his breath.
"And Seiya, you're Santa Claus, the figure of cheer and selflessness for this Terran holiday. It's a great honor to be representing such an inspiring figure," the brunette told the disgruntled young man.
"Well, why aren't you Santa Claus, then?" Seiya demanded.
"... Oh, dear, we seem to be running out of complimentary presents. I must restock the pile before we start up again," Taiki excused himself and headed towards a staff member. The dark-haired idol gritted his teeth and opened up a bottle of water, cursing when the liquid got into his fake beard.
After everyone had fixed themselves up, the meet-and-greet session resumed. Child after child went through the cozy Christmas display set up in the middle of the shopping mall, whispering or demanding their gifts from Santa and having pictures taken together.
Although Seiya was tiring from the seemingly endless number of children, he had to admit that it was nice to pretend he was Santa. Not all of the kids were angels, but most of them were sweet and kind. It was a welcome change from the fangirls that he had to deal with regularly - at least they didn't scream in your ear and promise to bear your children or whatever crazy things they came up with.
'Though I don't know what Yaten would say about that,' he mused, looking over at silver-haired boy. By the looks of things, a child had finally succeeded in biting his hand, causing the elf to yell in pain. The child had started crying, and the mother was torn between comforting her boy and apologizing to Yaten. A few staff members had gone over for damage control, and so the line was temporarily stopped. Seiya allowed himself a quick snicker, and took another sip of water for his parched throat.
"Chibi chibi!"
The yell caused him to sputter on the mouthful of water, and he turned just in time to catch the pink-haired child that flew at him.
"Oh, no, Chibi-Chibi! It's not our turn yet!" a familiar voice called out. Just behind the barrier was a distressed odango-headed person, and Seiya could only goggle in surprise. The little girl on his lap giggled amusedly, tugging at his beard.
"Uh - uh, no, little girl, please don't do that. Santa worked hard to groom that beard just the way it is," Seiya stammered, gently removing her small hands from the fake facial hair. He snuck a quick glance over at the start of the line - Taiki seemed to be telling Usagi that it was all right for Chibi-Chibi to take her turn, and the blonde was nodding in compliance, though she still kept a worried eye on the little girl.
"Seems like you haven't been behaving completely for your sister," the idol-turned-Father-Christmas murmured to Chibi-Chibi, who buried her face embarrassedly into his thick red suit. He laughed and patted her comfortingly until she lifted her face to give him a shy smile.
"So, Chibi-Chibi-chan, what do you want for Christmas this year?" he asked loudly, shifting her to sit more comfortably on his lap. The child put a finger to her chin, her blue eyes blinking thoughtfully.
"Chibi!" she declared, pointing at Usagi.
Seiya blinked. "You ... You want your sister for Christmas?" he hazarded a guess, though it sounded completely ridiculous even in his head.
The pink-haired girl pouted. "Chiiibi chibi!" she pointed to Usagi again, and then pointed to her cheeks as she smiled widely.
"Ah! You want Odango to be happy this Christmas?" he exclaimed, and quickly snapped his mouth shut, realizing his slip-up. Luckily, no one seemed to have heard him except for Chibi-Chibi, and he half-suspected that the girl knew who he was, anyway. Sighing in relief, he smiled warmly down at the child in his lap, touched by her concern for Usagi.
"Santa will definitely do his best," he promised Chibi-Chibi, and she giggled delightedly. Ruffling her hair, Seiya then lifted her into his arms to pose for the camera. After the shot was taken, she patted his cheek, giving him an oddly knowing smile before she climbed off of him and waited to the side.
Usagi took her cue to walk forward to pick Chibi-Chibi up. Suddenly struck by inspiration, Seiya called out, "What about you, little girl? What do you want for Christmas?"
The blonde girl nearly tripped over, staring dumbfounded at him. "Um, I-I'm not in line for the meet-and-greet session ... I'm just picking up my sister," she stammered.
"Chibi chiii!" the younger girl said plaintively, waving her hands in Santa's direction.
"Go to Santa already, onee-san!" a child in line yelled to her. His shout was reinforced by a number of other children urging her to go so they could take their turn with Santa Claus. Out of embarrassment, Usagi shuffled over to the red-suited man and gingerly sat on his knee.
"Ho ho ho! So, little girl, what do you want for Christmas?" Seiya chortled merrily, peering at the blonde girl through the heavy make-up and the thick white beard he wore.
Her brows furrowed in thought. "Well, nothing, really ... I mean, I don't want anything material ... Maybe a great meal on Christmas, but I think Mama will be able to handle that pretty well ..." she mused.
"What about the new Three Lights single? A lot of little girls have asked me for a copy this Christmas," he said leadingly.
To his dismay, she just laughed it off. "No, thank you. My friends will probably get at least three copies each, so I can always borrow one if I ever want to listen to it. Or beg a copy from the Three Lights themselves!" she giggled jokingly. Seiya chuckled along with her, though inwardly, he was groaning in dismay.
'Sad thing is, she's right,' he thought to himself. Minako and the others had started wheedling them for copies at least a month ago, despite knowing that it would be officially released on Christmas Day. They'd signed themselves up for about three copies each as soon as reservations were available, and he knew that they'd be first in line at the stores.
And, being the sucker that he was, he'd also reserved a few copies for himself, just in case Odango ever did ask for one. Which he hoped she did. And even if she didn't ask, he'd be giving her a copy for Christmas, anyway. Just to be sure.
Usagi's laughter died down, and she started fiddling with the ring on her left hand. "Hey, Santa ..." she started, a sad smile forming on her lips.
"Yes, O - Usagi-chan?" Seiya said, mentally beating himself over the head for almost slipping up again.
"You ... You go around all over the world, right? To distribute gifts to everyone?" she asked.
"Why, yes, I do! I'll ride my sleigh on Christmas Eve with all of the reindeer, giving out gifts to all the good children!" he declared, waving a hand over to the fake sleigh and reindeer behind them.
"In that case ... Could you greet my boyfriend for me?" Usagi requested softly.
Seiya stared at her in quiet surprise.
She laughed embarrassedly. "I ... I know it's weird to ask of you, and you probably don't take requests like this ... But if it's not too much trouble, could you please say hello to him for me? His name is Chiba Mamoru, and he lives in America right now. He ... W-well, I haven't been able to contact him, so I'm not sure if something's wrong or if he's just very busy, but if you have the time, could you please tell him that I hope he has a happy Christmas, and that I'm always thinking of him? And that I'll always be waiting till ... Until he comes home?"
The dark-haired idol swallowed, though it wasn't visible behind the large Santa costume. "I'll make sure your message is delivered to him," he said softly.
Usagi's eyes lit up, and she smiled a brilliant smile, one that Seiya only spotted on very rare occasions. "Thank you so much, Santa! I'm sorry for the bother!" she gushed happily.
"Ho ho ho, it's no problem, Usagi-chan! Anything to make your Christmas happy!" he announced loudly, and he knew that he meant it.
They posed so that the photographer could snap a picture of them, and Usagi turned to face him. "Thank you very much. I ... I know that my message won't ever reach him, but I also know that you really mean it. Thank you for listening," she smiled, and leaned over to kiss him on the cheek.
She stood up and went down to Chibi-Chibi, taking the little girl's hand. "Let's go see if your picture's done, okay?" Usagi said, and Chibi-Chibi chirped her agreement.
Usagi grinned down at the pink-haired girl, and looked back at Seiya. "Merry Christmas, Santa!" she called out.
"Christmaaaas!" Chibi-Chibi echoed, and they left the area.
Seiya carefully touched the spot where her lips had pressed against his cheek. Even through the thick blush the make-up artists had applied, the warmth of her kiss remained. "Merry Christmas, Odango."
O · MA · KE!
"One of the pictures went missing?"
Taiki nodded, folding his elf costume into a neat pile. "Apparently, it was Tsukino-san's. They found her little sister's photograph, but the whole staff was completely baffled as to where hers went," the brunette explained. "She didn't push to find it, though, so they just left it at that."
"Gee, I wonder where it could have gone," Yaten pondered loudly, green eyes glaring pointedly in Seiya's direction.
"Must have been an elf," replied the dark-haired idol, stuffing something into his wallet smoothly and flashing a grin at his bandmates.
"Seiya, if Santa Claus really existed, your name would be carved into the naughty side," deadpanned the silver-haired boy.
Author: seikochan
Pairing: Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) x Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter)
Fandom: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Theme: #19. red
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Tsukino Usagi, Seiya Kou, and any of the other characters that show up in this drabble do not belong to me, but to the one-of-a-kind Naoko Takeuchi. All mistakes, errors, and uninventive titles are mine, though, so you can nitpick at me if you want for those. XD Belated Merry Christmas to everyone, and Happy New Year! Watch out for those fireworks! Table of Kisses for this pairing.
"Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, little girl! And what is your name?"
The child narrowed her eyes at Santa Claus suspiciously. "Shouldn't you already know that?" she asked skeptically, eying his beard with a misgiving look.
Santa chuckled merrily. "Well, of course, I do, little girl! But you ought to say it anyway so that I can check my list twice. You never know - I might accidentally put you on the naughty side if I'm not sure," he told her.
The girl gasped, her eyes widening in horror. There was a dull thumping noise, and for a moment, Santa's cheery face gave way to a grimace of pain. He quickly recovered, flashing a friendly smile at her. "Okay then ... Tomoko-chan," he started, his eyes flickering over to another elf who mouthed her name, "What do you want for Christmas?"
"Um ... I would like a ... A copy of the latest Three Lights single, please," her voice turned soft, and she ducked her head to hide her sudden blush.
Santa Claus suddenly straightened, his smile growing just a bit wider. "Well, I'm sure I can get you that easily!" he declared boldly.
"Really?!" Tomoko squealed in delight.
"Sure! But only if you stay a good girl," Santa tapped the side of his nose and winked at her.
"I promise!" she nodded hastily, practically bouncing in delight.
"Then it's a deal," the red-suited man grinned, and he adjusted the girl on his lap for the obligatory photograph. Once the camera had flashed, Tomoko hugged him quickly and leapt off his lap to run towards her mother, chattering excitedly about what Santa had told her. With an enthusiastic wave goodbye, they disappeared into the crowd, and 'Santa Claus' heaved a sigh of relief as the staff announced a ten-minute break.
"This is hard!" Seiya Kou hissed, tugging at the heavy red clothes he had been tasked to wear.
"You think you've got it hard?" Yaten Kou, the elf that had 'kicked some sense' into him earlier, scowled at his bandmate. "All you have to do is sit there all day, making faces at kids and promising them that they'll get whatever they ask for if they behave. Try having to keep them in line! Three little brats tried to bite me for telling them to stay back, and one stepped on my foot! Oooh, if I could Star Sensitive Inferno those phage spawn, I'd -"
"Yaten, the customers can hear you," Taiki, also dressed in an elf costume, said in a light tone, glancing over at the line of parents and children waiting to meet and greet Santa Claus. The shorter boy pursed his lips and went back to fixing his hat hair, grumbling under his breath.
"And Seiya, you're Santa Claus, the figure of cheer and selflessness for this Terran holiday. It's a great honor to be representing such an inspiring figure," the brunette told the disgruntled young man.
"Well, why aren't you Santa Claus, then?" Seiya demanded.
"... Oh, dear, we seem to be running out of complimentary presents. I must restock the pile before we start up again," Taiki excused himself and headed towards a staff member. The dark-haired idol gritted his teeth and opened up a bottle of water, cursing when the liquid got into his fake beard.
After everyone had fixed themselves up, the meet-and-greet session resumed. Child after child went through the cozy Christmas display set up in the middle of the shopping mall, whispering or demanding their gifts from Santa and having pictures taken together.
Although Seiya was tiring from the seemingly endless number of children, he had to admit that it was nice to pretend he was Santa. Not all of the kids were angels, but most of them were sweet and kind. It was a welcome change from the fangirls that he had to deal with regularly - at least they didn't scream in your ear and promise to bear your children or whatever crazy things they came up with.
'Though I don't know what Yaten would say about that,' he mused, looking over at silver-haired boy. By the looks of things, a child had finally succeeded in biting his hand, causing the elf to yell in pain. The child had started crying, and the mother was torn between comforting her boy and apologizing to Yaten. A few staff members had gone over for damage control, and so the line was temporarily stopped. Seiya allowed himself a quick snicker, and took another sip of water for his parched throat.
"Chibi chibi!"
The yell caused him to sputter on the mouthful of water, and he turned just in time to catch the pink-haired child that flew at him.
"Oh, no, Chibi-Chibi! It's not our turn yet!" a familiar voice called out. Just behind the barrier was a distressed odango-headed person, and Seiya could only goggle in surprise. The little girl on his lap giggled amusedly, tugging at his beard.
"Uh - uh, no, little girl, please don't do that. Santa worked hard to groom that beard just the way it is," Seiya stammered, gently removing her small hands from the fake facial hair. He snuck a quick glance over at the start of the line - Taiki seemed to be telling Usagi that it was all right for Chibi-Chibi to take her turn, and the blonde was nodding in compliance, though she still kept a worried eye on the little girl.
"Seems like you haven't been behaving completely for your sister," the idol-turned-Father-Christmas murmured to Chibi-Chibi, who buried her face embarrassedly into his thick red suit. He laughed and patted her comfortingly until she lifted her face to give him a shy smile.
"So, Chibi-Chibi-chan, what do you want for Christmas this year?" he asked loudly, shifting her to sit more comfortably on his lap. The child put a finger to her chin, her blue eyes blinking thoughtfully.
"Chibi!" she declared, pointing at Usagi.
Seiya blinked. "You ... You want your sister for Christmas?" he hazarded a guess, though it sounded completely ridiculous even in his head.
The pink-haired girl pouted. "Chiiibi chibi!" she pointed to Usagi again, and then pointed to her cheeks as she smiled widely.
"Ah! You want Odango to be happy this Christmas?" he exclaimed, and quickly snapped his mouth shut, realizing his slip-up. Luckily, no one seemed to have heard him except for Chibi-Chibi, and he half-suspected that the girl knew who he was, anyway. Sighing in relief, he smiled warmly down at the child in his lap, touched by her concern for Usagi.
"Santa will definitely do his best," he promised Chibi-Chibi, and she giggled delightedly. Ruffling her hair, Seiya then lifted her into his arms to pose for the camera. After the shot was taken, she patted his cheek, giving him an oddly knowing smile before she climbed off of him and waited to the side.
Usagi took her cue to walk forward to pick Chibi-Chibi up. Suddenly struck by inspiration, Seiya called out, "What about you, little girl? What do you want for Christmas?"
The blonde girl nearly tripped over, staring dumbfounded at him. "Um, I-I'm not in line for the meet-and-greet session ... I'm just picking up my sister," she stammered.
"Chibi chiii!" the younger girl said plaintively, waving her hands in Santa's direction.
"Go to Santa already, onee-san!" a child in line yelled to her. His shout was reinforced by a number of other children urging her to go so they could take their turn with Santa Claus. Out of embarrassment, Usagi shuffled over to the red-suited man and gingerly sat on his knee.
"Ho ho ho! So, little girl, what do you want for Christmas?" Seiya chortled merrily, peering at the blonde girl through the heavy make-up and the thick white beard he wore.
Her brows furrowed in thought. "Well, nothing, really ... I mean, I don't want anything material ... Maybe a great meal on Christmas, but I think Mama will be able to handle that pretty well ..." she mused.
"What about the new Three Lights single? A lot of little girls have asked me for a copy this Christmas," he said leadingly.
To his dismay, she just laughed it off. "No, thank you. My friends will probably get at least three copies each, so I can always borrow one if I ever want to listen to it. Or beg a copy from the Three Lights themselves!" she giggled jokingly. Seiya chuckled along with her, though inwardly, he was groaning in dismay.
'Sad thing is, she's right,' he thought to himself. Minako and the others had started wheedling them for copies at least a month ago, despite knowing that it would be officially released on Christmas Day. They'd signed themselves up for about three copies each as soon as reservations were available, and he knew that they'd be first in line at the stores.
And, being the sucker that he was, he'd also reserved a few copies for himself, just in case Odango ever did ask for one. Which he hoped she did. And even if she didn't ask, he'd be giving her a copy for Christmas, anyway. Just to be sure.
Usagi's laughter died down, and she started fiddling with the ring on her left hand. "Hey, Santa ..." she started, a sad smile forming on her lips.
"Yes, O - Usagi-chan?" Seiya said, mentally beating himself over the head for almost slipping up again.
"You ... You go around all over the world, right? To distribute gifts to everyone?" she asked.
"Why, yes, I do! I'll ride my sleigh on Christmas Eve with all of the reindeer, giving out gifts to all the good children!" he declared, waving a hand over to the fake sleigh and reindeer behind them.
"In that case ... Could you greet my boyfriend for me?" Usagi requested softly.
Seiya stared at her in quiet surprise.
She laughed embarrassedly. "I ... I know it's weird to ask of you, and you probably don't take requests like this ... But if it's not too much trouble, could you please say hello to him for me? His name is Chiba Mamoru, and he lives in America right now. He ... W-well, I haven't been able to contact him, so I'm not sure if something's wrong or if he's just very busy, but if you have the time, could you please tell him that I hope he has a happy Christmas, and that I'm always thinking of him? And that I'll always be waiting till ... Until he comes home?"
The dark-haired idol swallowed, though it wasn't visible behind the large Santa costume. "I'll make sure your message is delivered to him," he said softly.
Usagi's eyes lit up, and she smiled a brilliant smile, one that Seiya only spotted on very rare occasions. "Thank you so much, Santa! I'm sorry for the bother!" she gushed happily.
"Ho ho ho, it's no problem, Usagi-chan! Anything to make your Christmas happy!" he announced loudly, and he knew that he meant it.
They posed so that the photographer could snap a picture of them, and Usagi turned to face him. "Thank you very much. I ... I know that my message won't ever reach him, but I also know that you really mean it. Thank you for listening," she smiled, and leaned over to kiss him on the cheek.
She stood up and went down to Chibi-Chibi, taking the little girl's hand. "Let's go see if your picture's done, okay?" Usagi said, and Chibi-Chibi chirped her agreement.
Usagi grinned down at the pink-haired girl, and looked back at Seiya. "Merry Christmas, Santa!" she called out.
"Christmaaaas!" Chibi-Chibi echoed, and they left the area.
Seiya carefully touched the spot where her lips had pressed against his cheek. Even through the thick blush the make-up artists had applied, the warmth of her kiss remained. "Merry Christmas, Odango."
O · MA · KE!
"One of the pictures went missing?"
Taiki nodded, folding his elf costume into a neat pile. "Apparently, it was Tsukino-san's. They found her little sister's photograph, but the whole staff was completely baffled as to where hers went," the brunette explained. "She didn't push to find it, though, so they just left it at that."
"Gee, I wonder where it could have gone," Yaten pondered loudly, green eyes glaring pointedly in Seiya's direction.
"Must have been an elf," replied the dark-haired idol, stuffing something into his wallet smoothly and flashing a grin at his bandmates.
"Seiya, if Santa Claus really existed, your name would be carved into the naughty side," deadpanned the silver-haired boy.